Some people do ham for Christmas, but I've always fancied turkey. Just like with Thanksgiving, though, you always have the problem of what to do with all of the leftover turkey. You want to use up the turkey, but turkey dinners, turkey sandwiches, and turkey salad can only get … [Read more...]
Betty Crocker Cookbook
Details ... America's most trusted cookbook is better than ever!Representing its most thorough revision ever, the Betty Crocker Cookbook, 11th Edition includes hundreds of new recipes, three new chapters, and icons that showcase how we cook today—faster, healthier, and … [Read more...]
December 2011 Monthly Meal Plan
Our Monthly Meal Plan has kind of become a staple of our budgeting process. Rather than planning for meals from week to week, we put in a little extra time and effort and knock it out right away. It takes a little discipline, but sticking to the plan can keep costs down and … [Read more...]
French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook
Details ... The #1 New York Times bestselling author of French Women Don’t Get Fat offers a long-awaited collection of delicious, healthy recipes and advice on eating well without gaining weight. With French Women Don’t Get Fat, Mireille Guiliano wrote the ultimate … [Read more...]
November 2011 Monthly Meal Plan
Our Monthly Meal Plan has kind of become a staple of our budgeting process. Rather than planning for meals from week to week, we put in a little extra time and effort and knock it out right away. It takes a little discipline, but sticking to the plan can keep costs down and … [Read more...]
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
The Kitchen Counter Cooking School Details ... The Kitchen Counter Cooking School is essentially "What Not to Wear" meets Michael Pollan. Inspired by a supermarket encounter with a woman loading up on processed foods, Le Cordon Blue graduate Kathleen Flinn decided to use … [Read more...]
Bread Machine Bread Recipes Anyone?
Do you have a bread machine? Do you have a recipe that you love? If you do, let me know!In an effort to continue to be thrifty, I bought a bread machine (used from eBay to go with the thrifty-ness!) I figured one to three months of bread making and not bread buying will pay for … [Read more...]
Simple Christmas Crispy Treat
Each year I make several of these Christmas Crispy Treats. I started stocking up Rice Crispy cereal and marshmallows the past couple of months when I had coupon/sale match-ups. Even without the coupon/sale match-ups, this is a very thrifty treat and gift idea!Simply follow the … [Read more...]
"Cheaper Chicken" Fried Rice Recipe
As you know, or maybe you are new here and don't know, my husband is the cook in the house. When he creates dinner using chicken as the protein, I call it a "cheaper chicken meal" and try my best to say "cheaper chicken" like the wedding planner and then Steve Martin do in … [Read more...]